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The Opelousas courier., 1887-04-23
WDUBLIC SALE.
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Probate Court, Parish of 81. Landry, No. 4799
ESTATE OF CECILIA L. BAlLIro.

Estate OF CECILIA L. BAlLLIo.
By virtue Of an order of the Honorable the
Probate Court in and for the parish of Saint
Landry, there will be sold at public auction,
to the last and highest bidder, by the under
signed or duly qualified auctioneer, at the
last residence of deceased III the tewn Of
Washington, st. Landry parish, ou WBDNES,
DAY, May II, 1887, the following descEib-
ed property, belonging to the estate Of Cecilia
Il. Bailio, deceased, to-wit:
The undivided one-fourth OF lot. of land
situated on Bayou Rouge, in st. Landry pas
isb described as follows: Southwest quarter
of northeast quarter, east half OF northwest
quarter and west half of southwest quarter
and northeast quarter of southwest quarter OF
section H. aud the east half of southeast quaR.
ter in section P, all in township south rauge
5 east, contaSh hing 800 and 5Il00 acres.
Terms-CG9h.
GILBERT BAILLIo,
April 9, 1887. administrator.
NOTICE.-U. S. Land Office, New Orleans
~ La, March 3, 1587.-Notice is hereby giyen.
that tho following named settler has fled mo-
tice of his inteution to make final proof in SUP.
port of his claim, and that said proof will b.
made before the Judge Or in his absence, the
Clerk of the District Cd4rt, at Opelousas, La,
on Monday, May 23d, 1887, viz:
Theodore SavOie,
who made Homestead Entry No. $500, for the
SW4, Sec, 80, TIP 6, s II | East, LouisiaDs
Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon,. and cuitiva-
tion of, said land, viz: Onezipe Ledoa1,
Louis Taylor, John Taylor and Edmoad
Richard all OF 81, rnoMag haedE gsf'iBi J. BUiTLER
Anrii O ,27 6t Register.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-04-23

A very sad accident occurred in Cha
taignier, in this parish, during the early
part Of this week, by which two chill
drsn, aged Is and 4 years, respectively,
sons of Mrs. Ernest Fuselier, fwhose
husband was killed last year by blow
on the head with bottle,) lost their
lives under the following distressing cir
clmstances: Some time since bottle
Of strychnine had been brought into the
house to destroy birds that were ravag-
ING the crops, and after+a portion Of lts
contents had been used vas put away
where it was supposed to be safe. One
of The children, who had been alling
with fever for several days, was given,
BY its mother, dose of what she sup
posed was quinine from this bottle, aud
soon 1t took convulsions and died. The
other child being sick, dose Of the sup
posed quinine was given it, and before
the frat child was buried tue other died
with the same symptoms. An inyesti.
CATION by the distressed mother and
neighbors soon disclosed the terrible
mistake. The bottle was plainly label
u Poison" but the mother could not
read and had failed to observe the sug-
Festive and CHASTITY insignia.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-04-23

The N. O. Chronicle places the CoU-
RIER in the list of newspapers which
advocate the denomination of Gov. Nc
Emery. The fact that we have defend
I'd Democratic Governor and his ad-
Of his and their enemies Of every polit.
ical color probably gave rise TO this
misapprehension. And while We pro-
pose to continue supporting and defend
ing our present executive as long as he
is III Office, or as long ais he continues TO
administer our affairs in the-on the
whole eminently satisfactory manner
pursued thus far, making of his admin
istration by large odds the best and
most successful we have had since the
war, we must adhere to the preference
We expressed some months since for our
distinguished fellow-citizen, Hon. FL. l..
Garland.
That gentleman is eminently fitted
To perform the high and responsible du-
tics of that exalted position is not
prominently identified with either of
the factions into which our party is IN :
fortunately divided, and therefore has
4 no enemies TO punish or friends to
reward y and already has the support
Of the Lafayette Advertiser, the Lake
Charles Echo, the Commercial Of the
same town, and other papers; which
will make themselves heard in due
time, He will go ipto the State Con-
vention with the solid support of South
western Louisiana, and that without
making the least effort TO secure it !;
for lie possesses the implicit confidence
ofevery Democrat in all shat section,
and they would thus delight to honor
him.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-04-23

2Ist Judicial District Court, Parish Of lbasi-
State of Louisiana, No. 446.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-04-23

Two young. colored men accused of
robbing Mr.. On6zime Carriare's store in
Prairie Laurent Of $4,000, were lodged
in Jail a few days ago. Most of the
money was recovered.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-04-23
JUDICIAL NOTICES

SUCCESSION SALE.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-04
Some Summer Snake Stories.

A small rattlesnake was recently
found in a mail pouch when it was UNI
locked at Morrows Station, near For
sythe, Ga. How it got there is a
mystery.
Five New Jersey lads living near
Flatbrookville captured ten rattlesnakes
on the Blue Mountains. They secured
them alive by means of forked sticks.
Watertown. tine famous Englishman,
once caught, single-handed, snake ten
feet long. D'Albertis, the explorer of
New Guinea, dragged out snake
thirteen feet long.
A copperhead bit Farmer William
Winters ofDavidson County, Tennessee,
on the hand while he was planting
sweet potato slips and killed him. He
suffered intensely, his body swelling to
double its natural size.
An owl and snake, both dead, were
found by Edward Schwartz of ella Sta
ton, Ari. The snake was tightly en-
twined around the neck and left wing
of the owl, the latter having the tail of
the snake in its beak.
The Marshal of Waynsboro, Ga,
killed eleven moccasin snakes with his
revolver, but the reptiles still kept com
ing forward from under old logs in
such numbers that he was forced to re-
treat, The Citizen says the Marshal is
man Of veracity and wholly temperate
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-04
John Mackay's Cabins.

A paragraph has been going the
rounds of the Pacific coast press to
the effect that John Mackay's cabin
is to be brought down from the
mountains and set up in San Fran
cisco" This is just as though he never
had but one cabin in the mountains,
whereas he lived in several during his
mining days just how many we do
not know, says the Virginia (Nev.)
Enterprise. The cabin once occupied
by him that is best known is probably
that in Allegheny Town, Sierra County,
at the time when he worked in the Live
Yankee mine, at Forest City. This
cabin is still in existence. Mr.. Busch,
OK Sierra City. who was on the Com
stock not long ago, says that Mr..
Clute, an old friend of Mr.. Mackay, is
keeping it up-loOks after it and keeps
it in repair. Mr.. Mackay also had a
cabin at Natchez Flat, Sierra County,
Cal. 1t would be difficult matter to
remove to San Francisco or to any
other place, the cabin he lived in when
he first came to the Comstock, in 1859.
1t was hole in the ground; a dug-out
in the side of the mountain, rooted over
with poles, sagebrush, dirt, and old
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-04
Fowderly on Rum.

From his recent Boston Speech:
Now, word about the great curse of
the laboringmaD-strong drink. Had
100000 tongues, and throat for
each tongue l would say to each man,
woman, and child here tonight:
'Throw strong drink aside as YOU
would an ounce of liquid hell. Tire
mendous applause 1t sears the
conscience, it destroys everything it
touches; it reaches into the family
circle and takes the wife you have
sworn to protect and drags her down
from her pinnacle of purity into that
house from which no decent woman
goes alive. Applause 1t induces
the father to take the furniture from
his house, exchange it for money at
the pawn-shop, and spend the proceeds
in rum. 1t damns everything it
touches. have seen it in every city
east of the Mississippi, and know that
the most damning curse to the laborer
is that which gurgles from the neck of
the bottle. Cheers. had rather
be at the head of an organization hay
ing 100000 temperate, honest, earnest
men than at the head of an organiza-
ton of 100000 drinkers, whether
moderate or any other kind.
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Negro stories from Louisiana.

An old negro woman wasemployed as
cook in the family of Mr.. s.. Though
a good servant in most respects, she
had propensity for petty thieving that
was very annoying to her mistress.
Mrs. S--often missed small guam
titles of tea, coffee. sugar. etc, but the
cook always stoutly maintained her
innocence when questioned. and in this
she was usually supported by Miss
Florence S.. a kindhearted daugh-
ter Of the family. One day Aunt Tidy
(the cOok) was charged with more
serious sheft than usual At first she
seemed at a loss for a reply, but she
suddenly burst out with: Il doan'
hlieve I tux dat ting-nO, | dOan'.
But if Miss Flaw nee done say / TUX it.
den b'lievc it. Miss Flaw nee tell de
truf; b'lieye all what she say. jus
YOU ny Miss Flaw'nce, an if she say -.
den b'lieve it-no oder way. nOhow.
The more Uneducated negroes show
a strange inability to understand what
lAAtf ~AAAA kAAAAAAA- NNNtA ettG
to represent. and their interpretations
Of more complex pictures are strangely
ludicrouS. In the family of Mr. s.
was a negro servant named Aunt Lucy.
One DAY Miss Florence showed her a
small picture of Niagara Falls. and
asked her what she thought it was.
After holding the picture in every pos
sible position. Aunt Lucy finally said.
Dat sure am Miss Eva; it sure am. :"
Miss Eva was another daughter of the
/ family.
lis it good picture OF her?" asked
\ Miss Florence.
Regarding the picture with a sage
air. Aunt Lucy replied. Il tink it favor
Miss Eva Jus a bit.
Negroes value preachers in proper
tiOn a they are able To excite emotion
in their hearers. 4 darky was ques-
toned a to the respective merits of two
cClored preachers. or =. 'zorters. which
i short for ..exhorters. His judg-
ment was this: ..Dey's bofe of EN-
mighty pow ful 'zorterS, but dat Rot
sheldon, he's de best. kase he's got dC
mos tones Editors DraUer ia Hqr
pcr's Magazine for July.
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What She Wanted to Know.

Bismarck Tribune: A Bismarck
woman was inquiring about a wreck.
She had expected her husband on a
train that was thrown from the bridge
The conductor did not know Of man
of her name on the train, but said a
man who was talking about the mis-
souri, Slops" just before the accident
occurred was killed. "How did he
talk, enthusiastically or Indifferent"
"Enthusiastically-veryr' 20, indeed.
What were his last words?" "Well, as
| remember, the car was lying on top
of him, and he was in an argument
with another passenger, who was also
squeezed out. The last words he said
We're: Il tell you, my friend, il you say
that Bismarck won't have another rail-
this-y ear-yOu-are-
Then turning his eyes on the man who
escaped he said: If you want that lot
you'd better close the deal quick.
There will be three more roads in Bis
marck this year, electric lights have
been secured, water-works will be-
but he died before, the sentence was
finished. ="
"Ah, yes, twas he" the woman
murmured in a heart-broken tone,
"but did he make the sale, and do you
really think we will have another rail-
road this yearP"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-04
A Horrible Spectacle.

''Look up there" said the Colonel.
| did as he told me and beheld in n box
that held on as if by miracle TO the
wall of the burned theatre three ladies
with blackened visages. One was in
black velvet; another had jet cuirass;
the third was in pink and white and had
flowers in a mass of frizzed fair hair.
Her mouth was open. as if gasping for
breath; the lips were greatly curled
back and two rows of white, even teeth
were laid bare. The others leaned back
in their chairs very quietly and one of
them held fan on the ledge of the box
They formed the most awful sight
Il ink ever gazed upon. The probable
i,y is that, despairing of escaping in the
fearful torrent of human beings which
tore in the dark along corridors and
stairs. they returned to their seats and
quietly waited to be burned or sulfoca-
ted. Death came upon themin the form
of suffocation. 1t was impossible, up
to the time I saw them. to get near
them, and so they remained in their
conspicuous position for several days.
Who these ladies are nobody has any
/ idea.-PdriS Letter ia London Truth.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-04

The newest fashion in ladies' hats will
doubtless cause flutter OF pleasurable ex-
element among the fair sex. Ladies are
alwaYssuseeptible to the changes Of a fashion
plate; and the more startling the departure,
the more earnest the gossip over the new
mode. DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
is a positive cure for the Ills which affict
females and make their lives miseraLl e.
This sovereign panacea can be relied on in
cases OF displacements and all functual de-
rangements. 1t builds mp the poor, haggard
and dragged-out victim, and gives her re-
newed hope and fresh lease of life. 1t is
the only medicine for woman's peculiar
weaknesses, and ailment, sold by druggists,
under a positive guarantee from the manu-
facturers, that it will give satisfaction in
every case, or money refunded. Read
printed guarantee on bottle wrapper.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-04
Royal Sorrows.

/ hear from St. Petersburg that the
slight improvement which recently took
place in the Czarina's health has not
been sustained. The Empress is prey
to a deep melancholy, and so pronoun-
ced was this some weeks ago that the
Gar, in alarm, called in DR.. Bukowitz
whom, however, the Empress refused
to see. The journey to the Don Cos
sack country somewhat reused the En-
press from her sadness, but now that
She is back in Gatschina the old depress-
ion is again asserting itself. The fact
is that the CZarina livesin state of con-
slant terror, which is all the more OPP
pressiye because of thei necessity of hid
ing it from the Gar. Then the young
Czarewitch gives cause for no little
anxiety. / have it upon undoubted
authority that the heir apparent to the
Russian throne has been pronounced by
physicians to be within a measurable
distance of sheer lunacy. Nor is his
physical health much better than mis-
mental condition. Of all women in
the world the Czarina of Russia is most
to be pitied. Her husband IS in daily
peril of assassination and her eldest son
is on the verge Of lunacy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-04
The Hale Monument.

A fine statue of Captain Nathan
Hale, the American patriot, executed
as a spy by the British in the Revolu-
ton, was formally delivered to the
State at Hartford, Conn, short time
since.
The tale is well known. Hale
crossed over from Norwalk to Hunting
ton Cove on Long Island. In the dis
guise of a schoOlmaster he penetrated
the British lines and the city. made ae-
curate drawings of the Notifications
and memoranda, in Latin, of all
that he observed, which he concealed
between the soles of his shoes and re-
turned to the point on the shore where
he had first landed. He expected to
be met by a boat and to cross the Sound
to Norwalk the next morning. The
next morning ne was captured, no
doubt by Tory treaehery, and taken to
Howe's headquarters, the mansion of
James Beekman, situated at (the pres
ent) Fiftieth Street and First Avenue.
That was on the 21st of September.
Without trial and upon the evidence
found on his person. Howe condemn
ed him to be hung as a spy the next
morning. Indeed, Hale made no at
tempt at defense. lie frankly owned
his mission and expressed regret that
he could not serve his country better.
His manly bearing and high spirits
commanded the respect of his captors
Mercy he did not expect, and pity was
not shown him. The British were ir-
ritated by a conflagation which had
that morning laid almost a third of the
city in ashes, and which they altribu-
ted to incendiary efforts to deprive them
of agreeable winter quarters. Hale
was at first locked up in the Beekman
greenhouse. Whether he remained
there ali night is not known, and the
place of his execution has been dispu-
ted; but the best evidence seems to be
that it took place on the farm of Colo
mel Rutger, on the west side, in the or
chard in the vicinity of the present
East Broadway and Market street, and
that he was hung to the limb of an APP
pie tree.
1t was on lovely Sunday morning be-
fore the break of day that he was
marched to the place of execution, Sep
TENDER 22d While awaiting the
necessary preparations, a courteous
young officer permitted him to sit in
his tent He asked for the presence of
chaplain; his request was refused. He
asked for Bible; it was denied. But at
the solicitation of the young officer he
was furnished with writing materials,
and wrote briefly to his mother, his
sister and his betrothed. When the in
famous Cunningham, to whom Howe
had delivered him, read what was
written he was furious at the noble and
dauntless spirit shown, and with foul
oaths tore the letter into shreds, saying
afterwards that 1.-the rebels should never
know that they had man who could
die with such firmness." As Hale
stood upon the fatal ladder, Cunning
ham TAINTED him, and scoffingly de-
manded "his last dying speech and con-
fession." The hero did not heed the
words of the brute, but looking calmly
upon the spectators, said in clear
voice.
Il only regret that | have but one
life to lose for my country"
And the ladder was snatched from
under him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-04
Seeds That terminate Quickly.

The human system is a fruitful soil, and
among seeds that terminate most rapidly
in it are those Of rheumatism and neuralgia.
A slight cold, brought on by sitting in a
draught, wet feet or damp clothes, will
develop either of those sbominable painful
maladies with unpleasant rapidity. The
proper preventive OF this agonizing vegeta-
tion is Hostettor's Stomach Bitters, a
medicine which utilities tendency TO
either OF the malndiss named, and soothes
the aches which they cause. Nor il it less
effective as a remedy for rheumatism than
as its preventive, a fact as amply attested
as any other relating TO its curative
properties. Mariners, miners, frontiersmen,
and others, have ever found It . faithful
preservative of health in unfavorable
regions, and benign remedy for malarial
disorders, and stomach, liver and bowel
complaints. 1t is a fine promoter OF
appetite and a capital tonic.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-04
THE OWL.


There Is no fame u sunset on the hill,
There fs no fuSn Of twilight in the plsin
TIE dav j. dead. the wind y weird and shrll
Amid the gloom the sheeted shapes OF rain
C;Iite 10 and fro with steadily feet and stiIl,
Ard wilder than the woods autumn4l moan
A voice walls through the night, ''AlOne, alcue.''
No bird d pc down g moment in its fight
To Gil the : ieHcs fun OF sudden song;
The immemSrjaI muse OF the night
When stars are few and twilight fingers long.
Is hushel win lone, sharp sound Of wintry
blight.
The cricket quavefs near the sheltered stone -
And hsIk the haunting cry. Alone, Alone 20
Wan miss on level marsh and meadow rise,
Like spectral lakes along whose cloudy CLEANS
Dark boats are driven, unseen Of mortal eyes.
Towards some dim coast, some islend-yale OF
dreams.
While on this desulate shore some watcher cries
To friends sfar in the remote unknown,
Lsmenting through the gloom, ''AlOne, aloEe.'
The b0uChs are shaken in the bitter SKY
With hollow sound OF trOabie aud amaze /:
And faster in the dusk the dead leaves Is,
Like p-liid CHESTS pursged through lonely
ways:
Darkly watca them as they shudder by,
While yet ag1iH u m7urnfuI monotone
The voice repeats nay thought, Alone aione:'
Night deepens On the hass2yd close % day
With wilder clam0r Of the wind and rain;
Louder the beaten branches gr0au and sway;
And Ltfuliy the voice comes once again.
Across the fields. n faint and for away-
i It the dark bird : vailiEs backward blown,
Or my own heart tbat Crie=. s.Aloue. aloue!
lCHABLE- LGTIN HLDEErH in scribEer's Maya
zine Tor july
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-04
For Weak Women.

Mrs. Lydis. e. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass. /:
About the first of September, 1881, my
wife was taken with uterine hemorrhage.
Inc best styptics the physician coaid
prescribe did not check it and she got
more and more enfeebled. She was troub-
led with Prolapsus Uteri, Leacorrhoea,
numbness Of the limbs, sickness Of the
stomach and loss of appetite. l purchased
ulal bottle of your Vegetable Compound.
SHE SAID SHE COULD DISCOVER A s1LUTARY
EFFECT FROM THE FIRST DOSE. Now shoss
comparatively free from the ProlapsGs,
otomach's sickness, &c. The hemorrhage
Is very much better and Is less at the
regular periods. Her appetite is restored.
ana her general health and strength are
much improved. We feel that we have
Deem WONDERFULLY BENEFITED and cur
hearts are drawn out in gratitude for tho
same and in sympathy for other sufferers,
Ior whose sake we allow our names to DO
used" c. W. EATON, Thurston, Ny.
The Compound is put up in Pill, Lozenge
and Liquid form. All sold by druggists.
The Pills and Lozenges sent by mail on
receipt Of price.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-04
The Money ofthe NYnrI.i

The total amount of lew coinage
added to the existing circulation in
1886 was: In gold, SS0.56I. 020: in
silver $I26.3 29, $50. OF the sjIver.
coinage S52,0O0,000 was the pro-
duct of Indian minis. $50. OOO. OO0 was
coined in this country, and So. OOO.-
600 in Mexico. The Increase of coin
ed silver is estimated by the London
Economist as about q per cent. The
Increase of Indian coinage is so per
cent. Recent discoveries of almost
fabulous sums hidden in Hindoo palaces
have added considerably to the worlds
store of silver. 1t IS estimated that
there are five billions Of coin in present
circulation or available for circulation.
of which $4,000. 900, 600 is gold and
81, 800, 000,0 900 is silver.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-04

is less danger of disease from the use
of it or the cigar. The cigarette habit
is in itself disease, and once acquired
is more binding than the pipe habit
This may seem strange, but it is true.
And instead of decreasing, the practice
is rapidly increasing. The average
monthly production of the New York
city cigarette factories alone is over
30,0O0,0O0. Boys, men and women
all smoke this form of the weed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-04

intellectual cultivation it is considered
the thing to be clever. and the young
woman who is not so must. at any rate,
pretend to be. The result is very sad
indeed. No sooner are you introduced
to a girl at party than she overwhelms
you with torrent of remarks. Not
infrequently it happens that trying to
be clever she is exceedingly rude; for,
under the impression that Ingenious
ness Is very attractive, she does not
hesitate to indulge in personalities so
frank Is to be quite ill-bred.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-04
COUNTRY LIFE AND WORK.
PETITION.

To spring belongs the violet, and the blown
spice Of the roses let the summer own
Grant me this favor. Muse-all else withhold
That may not write verses when I'm old.
And yet pray you. Muse delay the timel
BE not too ready 10 deny me rhyme;
And when the hour comes, as it must, dear
Muse,
l beg you very gently break thenews.
IT. B. ALDRcH, in Harper's Magazine for
August.